Carry Confetti

In this episode, we explore the anticipation of Advent — the quiet ache, the hopeful waiting, and the deep expectation that has shaped Christian hearts for centuries. 

Yes, there is playful excitement in opening Advent calendar doors, stringing up lights, and celebrating with festive traditions! But all this wonder actually points us toward something far deeper.

The very first Christmas was marked with an astral phenomenon — a bright...

THE JOY OF SHARED MEALS (3/3)

Thanksgiving has always been a favourite holiday of mine, and in today's episode, I'll tell you why. 

Even if you don't personally celebrate Thanksgiving, there are still some great takeaways in this episode about the 5 things that make any shared meal special. 

Spoiler: It doesn't have to be complicated! Planning a shared meal doesn't have to be a burden; in fact, it can be a del...

THE JOY OF SHARED MEALS (2/3)

Jesus loved a good dinner party! All throughout the Gospels you'll see him blessing food, enjoying food, sharing food, multiplying food, and even calling himself the Bread of Life. 

In fact, Jesus did some of his best ministry around a dinner table. He changed hearts and minds through conversations had at a meal time and time again. 

In this episode, I'll share 5 lessons we can learn from 5 diff...

THE JOY OF SHARED MEALS (1/3)

The World Happiness Report had an entire chapter dedicated to the connection between food and social relationships, and we need to talk about it.

As a society, we've become faster paced with a desire for ease and convenience, and this has translated over to our meals as well. Many families are eating meals on the go, takeaways, meal replacement shakes, and quick snacks pulled out of a bag to solve t...

FEEL GOOD PRODUCTIVITY 3/3

Y’all, the holiday season is here! Calendars are getting full, to-do lists are getting long, and stress levels are rising. So, how do we enjoy these next couple months at a pace that is sustainable and joyful

I want to talk to you about 3 different types of burnout in this episode and give you a few practical tools that will help you evaluate your life and then cultivate a rhythm of productivity that feels ...

FEEL GOOD PRODUCTIVITY 2/3

Are you currently camped out at Procrastination Station? Do you have something you're excited about doing but just don't know how to get started? Have the goals you set become more of an obstacle than a motivation? 

Let's unpack all of that in this episode which is the second in a 3-part series on finding the joy in productivity, based on Ali Abdaal's book Feel Good Productivity. 

Today, ...

FEEL GOOD PRODUCTIVITY (1/3) 

Do you experience time famine, the feeling like you have too much to do and simply not enough time to do it all? Does this then lead to a constant state of stress and procrastination? Do you wish you had a key to greater productivity in order to regain control of your time? 

Well, my friends, the answer lies within JOY. 

In this episode, I'll unpack some research found within Ali Abdaal's book F...

When you’ve been waiting a longer time than expected to see a dream become a reality, it’s easy to become discouraged, disappointed, and dare I say jaded. It can get harder and harder to see other people see their dreams come true while yours seems dead or dormant. It can affect your heart… which then affects your relationships, your friendships, and your faith. 

Today, let’s unpack the miracle of Abraham and Sarah conceiving a chil...

In honour of Mental Health Awareness Week in New Zealand, this episode is an important conversation around the power of hopeful thinking.

Hope is a clear theme throughout the Bible.

Hope is a clear theme in positive psychology.

Hope is a clear theme in mental wellbeing.

So, how could hope become our anchor this week? What can we learn from scripture and from science to incorporate into our lives to raise our level of optimism, which th...

Last week, we finished off our list of 5 behaviours that will make you happier by talking about the powerful biblical practice of taking captive every thought. This week, I wanted to dive deeper into this practice.

How do you take captive every thought? How do you know when a thought is unhealthy and is leading to a mental mess? How do you untangle the emotions and memories and thought patterns that are binding your mind? 

Let’s talk...

Have you ever wondered how you could shift your mood through a simple, practical action? Have you ever wondered how you could possibly find joy on a hard day? 

In this episode, I'm sharing with you the five behaviours that will make you happier, as identified by a professor of positive psychology.

Spoiler alert: You are fully capable of doing all five of them this week ;) 

And even though the psychology professor didn't inte...

This past week was heavy... and many tears have been shed over the violence of murders that have taken place, including the assassination of Charlie Kirk. How is it that some could laugh while others mourned? How has our society become so numb and desensitised to violence? How can our hearts handle it all? 

This episode is not about politics; it's about processing pain — something that we all need to do better at no matter what...

Dr. Becky Kennedy from Good Inside said, "Regulating difficult emotions is a prerequisite for happiness."

We have to learn how to navigate through our negative emotions and our negative experiences in order to discover a newfound joy. Suppressing it all is just distress avoidance, and that's not healthy for any of us in the long run.

I know this episode will speak to so many parents that are helping to coach their kids...

Have you ever wished you could play a "Just Say No!" card in the game of life when you were thrown a curveball or faced a setback? Have you ever wanted to play that "Skip" card on certain seasons of pain and delay?

Well, we've all been there. We've all had moments where we don't understand why we're facing certain circumstances or when we will be able to cross over into the Promised Land.

But G...

There are some songs that we absolutely love to hear on repeat at certain times of the year, because it touches our soul and our memories in some way.

Songs can mark milestones in our lives and bring us back to that very moment when we hear it again.

Songs can connect us to other people and actually bring hearts into alignment.

Singing songs on a bad day can sometimes be the only thing to turn the mood around and shift our perspective...

REST SERIES (3/3)

Has someone ever told you to rest and you think, “I wish I could!”

Well, a tea bag label once told me, “When God made time, he made enough of it.” That convicted me then, and it continues to convict me today if I ever catch myself saying I don’t have enough time to rest. 

God was very intentional in showing us a weekly pattern or rhythm we can all follow — work for 6 days, then rest for 1. But it’s one of the Ten Com...

REST SERIES (2/3)

Have you found yourself feeling absolutely exhausted lately? Perhaps physically tired, because your kids woke up way too early or far too often throughout the night... Or maybe you feel emotionally tired, mentally overwhelmed, or spiritually depleted. 

This episode is for you, my friend. 

We don't just need a nap to feel rested... we need 7 types of rest to feel truly restored. Yes, SEVEN. 

And I reckon you proba...

REST SERIES (1/3)

Life isn’t meant to be a constant sprint... yet sometimes we find ourselves on a hamster wheel and feel like we can't get off to catch our breath.

On this episode, let's look at how nature teaches us that life is lived in rhythms — seasons that cycle and patterns that repeat. Perhaps embracing repetition, rest, and renewal is the very thing you need to bring balance to your life. Just as the earth pauses i...

Ever felt like you were wrestling God? Have you ever gone to God with question after question in an attempt to understand the season you were in?

Today, let’s explore the book of Habakkuk together to understand how this man learned to both wrestle and embrace God. He knows what waiting on God feels like, and he wasn’t ashamed to enter into conversation with God about the struggles he was facing.

Carrying confetti can sometimes feel l...